Credible information reaching citifmonline.com says the Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a man suspected to have killed the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu.
Sources at the command who confirmed the arrest to Citi News’ Franklin Badu Jnr, the alleged killer was nabbed in an operation led by the Regional Commander, COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare. The operation begun last night and ended Thursday dawn.
Details of how the arrest and the identity of the suspect are unknown for now.
According to Citi News’ Franklin Badu Jnr., the police are currently interrogating the suspect to ascertain whether he acted independently or was contracted to kill.
The arrest comes barely a day after police announced a Ghc10,000 cedis bounty for information that could lead to the arrest of the alleged killers.
Investigations into the gruesome killing of the MP began on Tuesday morning, after his demise at dawn that same day. Efforts to capture the suspect intensified after the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) was asked to take over the investigations.
A Member of Parliament on the minority side according to police sources, was also instrumental in the arrest of the suspect. The arrest comes a day after five of the six persons who were invited for questioning over the killing were discharged.
As at Wednesday evening, the police was only holding the late MP’s private security guard, who they said had more questions to answer.
The stabbing
The MP was killed by unknown assailants at his residence at Shiashi in Accra, where he lived with his family. Some neighbours of the late MP have told Citi News they heard about a struggle between the MP and his attackers, which forced them out of their homes only to find out that he had been killed.
Credit: Citi FM
